Citing a senior Egyptian official, the AP reported that early ballot counts indicate an overwhelming majority of Egyptians cast their votes in support of the country’s referendum on a new constitution. The administration official told the AP that early vote tallies appear to be close to 90 percent in favor of the measure.

If the constitution passes by a large margin, it will provide a major boost to Egypt’s interim government, which has been in place since the military-backed ouster of President Mohammed Morsi in July. Passage of the constitution could pave the way for a presidential run by military chief Gen. Abdul Fattah al-Sisi.

But the new charter will likely do little to heal Egypt’s deep fractures. Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood, which was recently designated as a “terrorist” organization, boycotted this week’s vote on the referendum. Morsi’s Islamist allies drafted the country’s last constitutional referendum, which passed in December 2012 with 64 percent support; however, only 30 percent of the country turned out to vote. Unofficial tallies put early voter turnout for this referendum at around 50 percent and Egyptian officials made a push for a higher turnout on the final day. According to state media, the voting rate surpassed the last referendum, but the Washington Post reported low turnout on the second day in Cairo.